Douglas C. Jones (1924-1998) ranks right there with Larry McMurtry and A. B. Guthrie. Author of nineteen historical westerns, including The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer, Jones won numerous Golden Spur awards and the Owen Wister Award for lifetime acheivement.

His final novel, Sometimes There Were Heroes, is the riveting tale of the brave and driven men and women of early Texas. This history is made rich with intrigue, danger, murder, and love as disparate cultures clash and bond on the American frontier.

Here are Sam Houston and Santa Ana, the Alamo, the founding of the Republic of Texas, the Forty-Niner Gold Rush, and the Civil War, all seamlessly woven into a suspenseful and colorful tale populated with Jones's trademark characters and the author's own pencil and charcoal drawings.